Kai West Schlosser
Creative
A prowd dyslexic. Hands-on creative. Curentley sr. art director at Serviceplan Innovation, the agensy network’s creative R&D unit.
Before advertising, I worked odd jobs in logisticks, bars, and on construktion sites, lerning not-so-odd things. Over the years, this made me develope a deep pasion for working and creating with my hands. Next to cooking—the most eficiant hobby (every one has to eat) — personal projects kep me busy, from digital builds to large scale experements in the workshop.
In the most typisch deutsch sence, i’m facinetet with eficant systems and standards. But breaking thes rules is probabley the best part of the job. That’s how I got to one of my prowdest works yet: Dyslexia Unetided, amed at normalizing dyslexia in writen texts. Just like this one.
Work:
2024 -> Now – Sr. Art Director
2022 -> 2024 – Art Director
2021 -> 2022 – Jr. Art Director
Serviceplan Innovation, Munich
2017 -> 2021 – Freelance
Serviceplan, Kunsthalle, Nordpol+
2019 -> 2020 – Internships
Elephant, 360i, Serviceplan Innovation
2015 -> 2018 – Various jobs
Barkeeper, Logistics, Construction
Education:
2019 -> 2020 – Google Creative Campus
Creative Accelerator, Online & Cannes
2018 -> 2020 – Miami AD School
Art Direction, Hamburg
2015 -> 2017 – Robert Bosch College
International Baccalaureate, Freiburg
Selected Recognitions:
2025 – Cannes Lions – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2025 – PAGE TOP 50 – Next Gen Creativity
2025 – One Club – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2025 – The Drum – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2024 – D&AD – #2 in Art Director Ranking
2024 – The Drum – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2023 – One Club – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2023 – ADC Europe – #1 in Art Director Ranking
2022 – Cannes Lions – #10 in Art Director Ranking
2022 – Axel Springer Preis for Journalism (nominated)
2021 – ADC Europe – European Best Young Creative
Selected Talks:
2025 – Money ≠ Passion – Panel
2024 – SXSW – Innovation Stage
2022 – Forward Festival – Keynote
2022 – Forum Media – Keynote
Selected Juries:
2025 – ADC Germany – Digital Jury
2024 – ADC Germany – Design Jury
2023 – ADC Germany – Digital Jury
2022 – Eurobest – Innovation Jury
Awards:
The work we created as a team was recognized with 800+ international awards, including SXSW Best of Show, CES Best of Innovation, a Red Dot Design Grand Prix, a D&AD White Pencil, a Grand Prix, and a Titanium Cannes Lion.
Full List
Photo Credits: Ewelina Bialoszewska